Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-25
FARMERS COLUMN.
INTERESTING NEWS ABOUT COT
" TON, RICE, CORN ETC.

| TOM RICE, CORN. ETC. 80
The Worlds Visible supply Of Cstton-Trou.
bic From the Recent Rreshets--Report OF
49, the United States Signal Onics.
AUaUsTA's IDEA.
A well-known Beech Island, s. G.,
farmer took the first bale Of the season
to his Augusta, Ga, factors. The cotton
men of Augusta generally are of the opin-
ion that the receipts this year will greatly
exceed these of the past few years. In
fact, they all seem confident that the re-
ceipts will not be less than 200, 900 bales.
Last years receipts were only about 49,
600, while those of the previous year
were about 10000.
RICE CROP DISASTER.
An earthquake does not cause greater
local interest in Savannah, Ga, than a
threatened disaster to the rice crop. For
some days the planters were in suspense
awaiting the freshets arrival. For o
week they have been in far greater sus-
pense waiting for it to subside. At first,
nearly every planter said that if the crop
was submerged it would be ruined. Then,
after they had lain awake few nights
, thinking over the matter, they remem-
bered that an August freshet was new
experience. What it would do they
could not tell. The probable result,
though, would be q total loss. Nine
thousand and some odd acres were under
water for several days. In 1881 when
the memorable storm came, salt water
was backed up the river for 10 miles
above the city, and the rice crop was
ruined. In 1854, September gale caused
such havoc that the foreign and coastwise
shipments of rice from the port the
following year amounted to only $214,-
900 against 800, 900 the preceding year.
In 1858 2, 996 barrels of rice were shipped
from Savannah. From the way the plan
ters feel now that is quite as much as will
be grown next year along the Savannah.
The planters are discouraged, and many
of them talk about giving up, but by
next Spring they will probably decide to
try it once more. If the crop proves O
total loss along to Savannah, it will be a
severe blow to that city. The first esti-
mates, which put the probable loss at
$3.50, 600, may be exaggerated, and it
may turn out even yet to be too small.
VISIBLE SUPPLY OF COTTON.
The visible supply of cotton of the
world, as mads up BY cable and telegraph,
is as follows;
Total East India, Brazil,
ETC., bales. .-.... 616.10 401, 800
TnfaI American roo Qnn cos zee
Total visible supply. 4, S44, 400 1898, Sss
The above figures indicate an increase in
the cotton in sight of 81, 102 bales as
compared with the same date of 1886,
an increase of 14,672 bales as compared
with the corresponding date of 1885, and
decrease of S4s, 800 bales as compared
with 1884.
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
During the week, according to the U.
s. Signal Office reports, the daily average
temperature was from Q to 8 degrees be-
low the normal in the states on the At
lantic coast. Il has been decidedly
warmer than usual in the central valleys,
the daily excess ranging from 3 to de-
grees, and in the region from Texas
northward to Nebraska the daily average
excess ranged from to degrees. In
California the daily average temperature
was 8 to degrees below the normal.
The average temperature for, the season,
from January to August 10, has been
generally in excess from the Alleghanies
westward to the Rocky Mountains, the
daily average excess in this region rang
ing from l to degrees. The rainfall
has been slightly in excess in the drought
region of Northern Illinois, Southern
Wisconsin, Southern Michigan, Northern
Indiana and Eastern Iowa; slight ex-
cesses are also reported from Northwest
ern Missouri, Eastern Kansas, Nebraska
and Southern Minnesota, and general
rains are reported in the drought
region from Missouri and Iowa east
ward to Ohio. In all other sections
the rainfall was less than usual, except in
the eastern portion Of the cotton region,
Eastern Virginia, and southern portions
Of Louisiana and Mississippi, where the
rainfall for the week was slightly In cx-
cess. The large seasonal deficiency in
rainfall previously reported in the west
ern portion Of the cotton region and In
the corn beltfrom Ohio westward to Iowa
and Missouri continues, although recent
rains have decreased this deficiency in the
northern portion Of the corn belt. Dur.
ing the past four weeks less than 25 per
cent. Of the usual rainfall has occurred In
Southern and Central Illinois, Western
Kentucky, Southern Missouri and
Northern Arkansas. The weather has
been generally favorable for all crops in
in the states on the Atlantic coast, from
Georgia northward to New England, and
reports from Mississippi, Arkansas and
Alabama indicate that the weather for the
week has been favorable for the cotton
crop, although this crop needs more rain
10 portions Of Tennessee aud Arkansas.
Less than so per cent. Of the usual
amount Of rain was reported in the TO-
bacco region Of Kentucky ana West
Tennessee during the past four weeks.
During the same period in Virginia over
IS per cent. Of the usual amount Of rain
occurred, aud In North Carolina, Penn.
sylvania and Connecticut the rainfall for
the month has been largely in excess.
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